What is the future of La Salle schools in Malaysia?
Brothers no longer hold any position of power in schools. So, they do not directly administer the schools. The brothers are still present in Malaysia, but now our contribution has changed from direct to indirect administration of the schools. Retired brothers will have to find new avenues of animating Lasallian schools. Human beings are very creative. Christianity has stood the test of time. The future of Lasallian schools is not bleak. God has his ways. The spirit of the institute of the brothers is faith. We have seen our schools dissolved in some countries in the past — look at Burma [Myanmar] and Vietnam. They were acquired by the government. In Malaysia, the laypeople have depended on the brothers far too long, and we brothers have been narcissistic. We got entrenched in our glorious achievements and failed to animate our lay partners. So now we have to see how best to carry on. As long as the brothers are present in the country, we do what we can in collaboration with our old bo
